Alvin Ailey

Even after stepping down as artistic director in 2011, Jamison continued to inspire and guide the Ailey troupe as artistic director Emerita.   Renowned dancer and...

Artistic Director, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, Robert Battle, Photo Credit: Andrew Eccles Dancer, Choreographer, and Artistic Director, Robert Battle’s journey to the top of...

NEW YORK (AP) — You didn't have to love books or share her background or even know a lot about Maya Angelou to feel...

NEW YORK (AP) — Politicians, media figures and fellow artists are paying tribute to Maya Angelou, the author of "I Know Why the Caged...

Maya Angelou's words spanned worlds: From the inner city to the presidential stage, from her painful childhood to a soaring career as a poet,...

NEW YORK (AP) — Maya Angelou was gratified, but not surprised by her extraordinary fortune. "I'm not modest," she told The Associated Press in 2013....

Nathaniel Stampley, will lead the national tour of the musical "Porgy and Bess," that kicks off a 14-state tour this weekend in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Richards Associates) by Mark KennedyAP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Nathaniel Stampley ached to make the role of Porgy his own in the celebrated 2012 Broadway revival of "Porgy and Bess." Instead, he kept dying. Stampley was an understudy for Norm Lewis in the title role and bided his time by playing the small role of Robbins in the revamped version of the Gershwin classic. Robbins is killed with a cotton hook in a fight after a dice game on page 15 of the script.